The grazing impact of microzooplankton off south west Western Australia: As measured by the dilution technique

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-392

  Paterson, H L ^a   Knott, B ^a   Koslow, A J ^b,c   Waite, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHYTOPLANKTON; PICOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 52449115105     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn004     Document Type: Article

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